You may be familiar with Wikipedia, but you might not know about many other wikis. Are wikis just for geeks, or are they being used by the wider web world?
The Eastwikkers blog is highlighting 33 wikis in 33 days, showcasing all sorts of wikis: Flu Wiki, This Might Be a Wiki (They Might Be Giants fan site that clearly wins for best name), and even a library wiki: Library Success.
There are political wikis, travel wikis, educational wikis, including one just for the Science of Spectroscopy.
On the 34th day, Eastwikkers will post a wiki featuring all nominated wikis.
Closer to home, you might be interested in a wiki being used as a subject guide. Check out Biz Wiki, created and maintained by Chad Boeninger at Ohio University. Chad made a great case for using a wiki as a subject guide at Computers in Libraries. Although the wiki isn’t really collaborative (he was the only person contributing to it as of late March), it improves maintenance, linking, and search and discovery for business resources.